Job Opportunities In Pharma And Biotech

for natural science graudates and professionals. All the essentials, concise and to the point.

What you'll learn

You will receive a first impression of the working environment in a pharmaceutical company.

You will get valuable advice on how to identify a job that fits to you.

You will receive a good and concise overview over realistic job opportunities in the pharma and biotech industries.

You will understand what is required from you in different positions (e.g. R&D, regulatory affairs, marketing, consulting, medical writing).

Requirements

No prior knowledge is required. Please note that the content is primarily designed for graduates and young professonials with a natural science background.

Description

Natural science graduates can potentially work in a variety of different jobs. The pharma and biotech industries constantly seek natural scientists, who are offered attractive working conditions in these industries. However, unless for example medical school, academic education in the natural sciences is more abstract and does not directly lead to a defined job profile. Hence, transition from academia to industry may be difficult and time-consuming for natural science graduates.This workshop is specifically designed to give an overview over realistic job opportunities for natural science graduates and (young) professionals. You will get an overview what is expected in the respective job and what graduates can expect from future employers, also in terms of working conditions, compatibility with family life, benefits and salaries. In particular, we will have a look at job opportunities outside of classical research & development positions. We will not only go through the daily tasks of each position, but we will also learn what is needed to transition into industry. You will get everything you need to start looking for your job in the pharma and biotech industries compressed into just one hour.Overall, you will profit from first-hand insights to make their transition from academia to the pharma or biotech industries as smooth as possible.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the pharma and biotech industries

Lecture 1 Introduction to the pharma and biotech industries

Section 2: Identifying a job that really fits to you

Lecture 2 Identifying a job that really fits to you

Section 3: Presentation of different and realistic job opportunities

Lecture 3 Jobs in R&D, regulatory affairs and project management

Lecture 4 Jobs in consulting and marketing

Lecture 5 Jobs in clinical trial management and medical writing

Graduates and young professionals who would like to start a career in the pharma, biotech and medtech industries,The focus of this course is on job opportunities for natural scientists.